The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia sent a note of condolence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq in connection with a series of terrorist attacks that took place in the suburbs of Baghdad.

Congratulations were received from the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Abkhazia Semyon Grigoryev, the Foreign Minister of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vitaliy Ignatiev, the head of the Foreign Ministry of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan, the Ambassador of South Ossetia in Abkhazia Oleg Botsiev, heads of the embassies and representations of the Republic of Abkhazia abroad, international non-governmental organizations of the Republic of Abkhazia, as well as from the ministries and departments of Abkhazia.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Daur Kove received congratulations from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Abkhazia hosted the ceremony of presentation of the medal of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Abkhazia - "10th Anniversary of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Abkhazia".

The report on the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 2016 was presented by the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia Laura Tania.

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At the Sukhum Theological School at the Cathedral was held the opening of the photo exhibition "Orthodox Abkhazia". The exhibition was organized by the Abkhazian Orthodox Church Foundation, St. John Chrysostom and information photo agency "Abhazpress ART".

The event was attended by the Chairman of the Board - desk officer at the Department of Europe, the United States and Canada of the MFA of Abkhazia Astanda Pataraya, Vice-Chairmen - desk officers at the Department of Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Asia-Pacific of the MFA of Abkhazia Inar Ladariya and Victoria Malania.

On December 21, in the Russian Embassy building in Abkhazia was opened the mourning book on the reception of condolences at the tragic loss of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Turkey Andrey Karlov Gennadyevich.